Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani sworn in on Quran as NYCs 112th mayor

He’s painting the town red.A triumphant Zohran Mamdani took the oath of office to become the Big Apple’s mayor just moments into the New Year — kicking off an uncharted era with a proud socialist at the helm of the nation’s largest city.The 34-year-old Queens state assemblyman was sworn in on a Quran as the city’s 112th mayor — and its second-youngest — by state Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday morning below City Hall Park in a grand, abandoned old subway stop with his wife, artist Rama Duwaji, by his side.“This is truly the honor and the privilege of a lifetime,” Mamdani said after swearing to faithfully discharge his duties as mayor and paying the $9 filing fee in cash.Mamdani also wished New Yorkers “both inside this tunnel and above” a happy New Year.“I cannot wait to see everyone tomorrow as we begin our term,” he said.After the ceremony, Mamdani named Mike Flynn, a former Department of Transportation director, as his DOT commissioner.“I can think of no better person,” Mamdani said of his DOT pick.Flynn started out as a project manager for DOT’s pedestrian and bicycle programs in 2005 and rose to director of capital planning and project initiation when he left the agency in 2014, according to his LinkedIn page.Mamdani and his team “fundamentally understand the role that transportation plays in the day to day lives in New Yorkers,” the incoming commissioner said, pledging that under his leadership DOT would “think big and deliver big on our ambitious agenda.”“I’m grateful, Mr.

Mayor, for entrusting me with this critical role, which I consider the job of a lifetime, and I’m ready, I’m excited, to hit the ground running and deliver real results for New Yorkers,” Flynn added.Mamdani’s mother, Mira Nair, told reporters at the old station that she never imagined her son would be mayor.Asked if she’ll be involved, helping give advice to her son, Nair responded: “Of course, I’m going to be the mother ...